Andrew Kellaway Calls Time on 12-Year Career After 49 Tests for the Wallabies

Wallabies back Andrew Kellaway has announced his retirement from professional rugby, confirming on social media that he is "closing the curtain on 12 incredible years." Kellaway, 31, burst onto the scene with standout seasons for Australia's Under-20s in 2014 and 2015 — scoring 10 tries in five matches at the 2014 World Rugby U20 Championship to equal the tournament record — before debuting in Super Rugby for the NSW Waratahs in 2016. Spells in Japan, New Zealand and England followed before his 2021 return to Australian rugby with the Melbourne Rebels, the turning point of his career. Then-Wallabies coach Dave Rennie called him into the national squad, and Kellaway debuted against France that July before scoring nine tries in his first international season, the second-most by any Wallabies debutant in history, earning Rugby Australia's Rookie of the Year award. He went on to become a Wallabies regular, representing Australia at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, serving in the leadership group and finishing with 49 caps and 14 tries — including three tries across two Bledisloe Cup Tests at Eden Park. Kellaway built a globe-spanning club career with the Rebels, Waratahs, Counties Manukau, Northampton Saints and Green Rockets Tokatsu. His 2026 Waratahs contract has ended, and with part-time corporate work already begun in 2024, he now transitions to life after rugby, drawing tributes from teammates and opponents.